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A risk analyst evaluates two investment strategies. Strategy A has a 70% probability of yielding $80,000 profit but a 30% probability of $10,000 loss. Strategy B guarantees $35,000 profit. However, there is a third option: a mixed portfolio investing 40% in Strategy A and 60% in Strategy B. What is the expected value of the mixed portfolio?
A risk analyst evaluates two investment strategies. Strategy A has a 70% probability of yielding $80,000 profit but a 30% probability of $10,000 loss. Strategy B guarantees $35,000 profit. However, there is a third option: a mixed portfolio investing 40% in Strategy A and 60% in Strategy B. What is the expected value of the mixed portfolio?